Daily Archives: August 11, 2011

Comments from an Australian daily deals site that pivoted

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

Here is an email exchange I had with an Australian deals site that pivoted away from the daily deals model. Note that, as I’ve said in the past, an upfront payment model encourages fraud from merchants who take the money … Continue reading →

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The SEC should have Groupon start over on its S-1

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

I’ve spent much of the last two days dissecting the second amendment to the Groupon S-1. I was hoping to post my complete thoughts tonight, but I’ve seen so much shoddy reporting on this S-1 that I want to make … Continue reading →

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